Dan Wiederer: The Bears caused the great Tom Brady to short-circuit on fourth down with the game on the line

CHICAGO - The final arrow from Tom Brady's quiver Thursday night never found its target, a fourth-down shot over the middle to Cameron Brate that Chicago Bears safety DeAndre Houston-Carson knocked to the Soldier Field grass.

This wasn't the Brady the NFL world has gotten used to over the last 21 seasons, the six-time Super Bowl champion who has made a living torturing opponents with last-minute, tear-your-soul-out, game-winning drives. Instead, Brady's final pass Thursday never had much of a chance, a forced throw into tight coverage with 33 seconds left.

Ballgame.

Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Bears, 20-19, at